fireside chats

Cultural  

1. A series of informal radio addresses given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. In his fireside chats, Roosevelt sought to explain his policies to the American public and to calm fears about the Great Depression.

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Example Sentences

It’s no longer sufficient to rely on game coverage and fireside chats from the studio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

We aren't keeping count, but we're pretty sure more players than ever requested to be traitors this year during their fireside chats with Winkleman.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Increasingly, when I'm on podcasts or fireside chats I emphasize the role of "conflict entrepreneurs."

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2025

Such outreach draws its lineage to President Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chats, when Depression-era Americans would gather around the radio to hear his voice.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Between March 1933 and October 1938, Roosevelt had broadcast thirteen fireside chats about the state of the nation.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow